The Fancy; With a Prefatory Memoir and Notes by John Masefield and Thirteen Illustrations by Jack B. Yeats
London: Elkin Mathews, 1906. Very Good. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Jack B. Yeats, Illustrator. London: Elkin Mathews; 1906; First Edition, 2nd printing [4.5x7”]; Light plum cloth covers with white lettering on spine and front, white ruled borders on front, all edges untrimmed; [7], 8-28 pp. [Prefatory Memoir], xxix, [2], iv-xxiij [preface uses j instead of i on several pages], 86 pp., 13 illustrations by Jack B. Yeats; Minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, some rubbing and light soiling on covers and spine, spine faded, top edge darken with age. Overall condition is Very Good. Item #13173
John Hamilton Reynolds (1794-1852) was an English poet and playwright. This is a 1905 reprint of The Fancy with an extensive introduction by John Masefield. This book is also illustrated by Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957, English painter and illustrator), who was the son of English poet John Yeats, a good friend of Reynolds.
It is printed on heavy rag paper and is a good example of English poetry in the early 1800’s.
Price: $25.00